National
Report highlights ‘compounding effect’ of pandemic on student performance(The Center Square) – A new nationalreport highlights the "compounding effect" the pandemic and remote learning have had on student performance, especially for the youngest learners.The… Read More
State Government
Parson declares COVID pandemic over in Missouri, endemic begins Friday(The Center Square) – Missouri Republican Gov. Mike Parson announced during a press conference on Wednesday the COVID-19 pandemic was over and the state will begin an endemic phase… Read More
Government
Kemp signs bill barring schools from requiring students to wear masks(The Center Square) – Gov. Brian Kemp signed a bill Tuesday to bar schools and government agencies from mandating students to wear a mask while at school. Read More
Public Education
Seattle students breathing easier without mask mandate while union still pushes masks(The Center Square) – Seattle Public Schools’ (SPS) newly appointed Superintendent Brent Jones presented his first state of the district address on March 15 with no mention of the… Read More
Public Education
Georgia Senate approves bill allowing parents to opt out of school mask mandates(The Center Square) — The Georgia Senate has approved a bill that would allow parents to opt their children out of face-covering requirements at Georgia schools. Read More
Public Education
Schools reverse unmasking decisions, Spokane mayor joins chorus to end mandates(The Center Square) — Within 10 days of flouting the requirement that students wear masks in class, three schools in Eastern Washington reversed course to avoid paying millions in… Read More
Public Education
New York schools set to finally lift mask mandate Wednesday(The Center Square) — New York expects to drop its mask mandate for schools on Wednesday, Gov. Kathy Hochul told reporters Sunday afternoon.The governor said that individual counties… Read More
Public Education
Eastern Washington schools risk state funding loss by ending student mask mandate(The Center Square) – The Colville and Kettle Falls school districts in Stevens County have removed student masks more than a month before the state lifts the mandate.The… Read More
Public Education
School association doesn’t expect ISBE to enforce mask mandate ‘at this point’(The Center Square) – An association representing large school districts across Illinois expects the issue of mask mandates to eventually dissipate, despite the attorney general appealing to the Illinois… Read More
Public Education
Court: Virginia county can’t enforce mask rules, must expunge punishments(The Center Square) – A court ordered that Loudoun County, Virginia Public Schools cannot enforce its mask mandate on students and will need to expunge students’ records if they… Read More
Culture
Gov. DeSantis and first lady address kids’ mental health in Florida initiativeLast year, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his wife, first lady Casey DeSantis, launched an initiative to help children negatively impacted by the pandemic.The program, called “Resiliency Florida,”… Read More
Public Education
Cooper shifts school mask guidance as lawmakers pass bill allowing parents to opt out(The Center Square) – As the North Carolina General Assembly voted Thursday to allow parents to opt out of student mask mandates for their children, Gov. Roy Cooper and… Read More
Public Education
Teacher reveals radical “woke” curricula and training, hidden from the publicVideo recorded by a concerned California public school teacher reveals alarming training resources and curricula that include racially charged messages, promote Black Lives Matter and “LGBTQIA+” activism, and offer… Read More
Public Education
Illinois ed board removes meeting agenda item for vaccine mandate rule(The Center Square) – Don’t expect the Illinois State Board of Education to take up a proposed rule requiring the COVID-19 vaccine or testing for school staff. The item… Read More
Public Education
Youngkin signs bill to ban mask mandates in Virginia schools(The Center Square) – Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed legislation Wednesday afternoon that allows parents to opt their children out of public school mask requirements, effectively banning mandates on… Read More
Public Education
Many Illinois students experienced ‘normal’ school without masks this week, others did not(Greg Bishop | The Center Square) – Many students across the state are choosing to go to school maskless despite the governor saying his mandate is still in place after… Read More
Public Education
Hogan calls on state’s Board of Education to rescind school mask policy(Brent Addleman | The Center Square) – As the number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are on the decline in Maryland and across the U.S., Gov. Larry Hogan is asking… Read More
Public Education
Which states still require masking at school?In light of mounting evidence that masks do far more harm than good for school-aged children, it is baffling that some states continue to maintain statewide mask mandates, which… Read More
Public Education
Op-Ed: Mistreating children as ‘following the science’( David S. D’Amato | The Center Square) – For roughly two years, parents of small children and even toddlers have been forced to mask them,… Read More
Public Education
Flip-flop: Gov. Lamont will end Connecticut mask mandate(Brent Addleman | The Center Square) – Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said he is backing a plan that would eliminate statewide requirements that masks be worn in child care… Read More